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Ihor Vitiv
Ukrainian footballer
Ihor Vitiv (born 1 April 1984) is a Ukrainian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ihor Josifovych Vitiv | ||
| Date of birth | (1984-04-01) 1 April 1984 (age 40) | ||
| Place of birth | Stryi, Ukraine SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2006 | Skala Stryi | 56 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Obolon Kiev | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Obolon-2 Kyiv (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Krymteplytsia Molodizhne | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Arsenal-Kyivshchyna Bila Tserkva | 13 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Desna Chernihiv | 1 | (0) |
| 2010 | Banants | ||
| 2010–2011 | Desna Chernihiv | 8 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Resovia | ||
| 2012 | Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Poltava | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Poltava-2 Karlivka (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Stal Kamianske | 39 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Toronto Atomic FC | ||
| 2018–2019 | Ukraine AC (indoor) | ||
| 2019 | FC Ukraine United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Vitiv began his career in 2001 with FC Skala Stryi in the Ukrainian Second League.[1] After several years in the third tier he achieved promotion to the Ukrainian First League with Obolon Kiev in 2005.[2] He primarily played with their reserve squad FC Obolon-2 Kyiv in the Druha Liga. After failing to make an appearance with Obolon he was transferred to FC Krymteplytsia Molodizhne. He later had stints with FC Arsenal-Kyivshchyna Bila Tserkva, and FC Desna Chernihiv before heading abroad to play in the Armenian Premier League with FC Banants in 2010.
After a season in Armenia he returned to play with Desna Chernihiv. The following season he went across the border to Poland to play with Resovia in the III liga.[3][4][5] He returned to Ukraine in 2011 to play with FC Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia, FC Poltava, and won promotion to the Persha Liga in 2013 with FC Stal Kamianske. In 2015, he went overseas to play in the Canadian Soccer League with Toronto Atomic FC.[6] In his debut season he was named the CSL Goalkeeper of the Year in the Second Division.[7]
In 2018, he played indoor soccer with Ukraine AC in the Arena Premier League.[8] He returned to the Canadian Soccer League for the 2019 season to play with FC Ukraine United.[9] After a three year hiatus, he returned to the CSL to play with expansion side Dynamo Toronto for the 2023 season.[10]
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - "GOALSCORING DEFENDER JOSIP KERAN WINS CSL MVP AWARD…..League annual awards Saturday | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
- "Ukraine AC – APL". apl.teamsnapsites.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-12. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
- "FC Ukraine United – Canadian Soccer League". 4 August 2018. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
- Adamson, Stan (24 July 2023). "Saturday Victories for Scarborough, Serbian Eagles and Dynamo". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 24 July 2023.